caulis

/ ˈkɔːlɪs /

noun

1. rare.
   the main stem of a plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of caulis¹

C16: from Latin

Example Sentences

Flores ♂ glomerati; glomeruli pedunculati, axillares, in apice caulis nudi.

From Project Gutenberg

In the middle ages the general literary term throughout Europe was coles (or colis) from caulis, a stalk, and virga, a rod.

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Its stalk affords an excellent example of the caulis anceps.

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Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.

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